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Show BISHOP BROWN i TALKS OF WARi i ! Kaysville, April 21 Bishop O. P. Brown, a prominent member of the Mormon colonics in Mexico, prior to the expulsion, and who has had. intimate in-timate personal acquaintance with General Huerta. General Villa and i others of the leaders of the contending contend-ing parties in the southern republic, addressed an audience here Sunday afternoon, and devoted an hour to a review of Mexican conditions as thev exist today. Mr. Brown left the border about two weeks ago. At that time the Tampico incident had not occurred, and intervention then seemed remote, re-mote, but even then a fear was expressed ex-pressed that If the United States found it necessary to take such action ac-tion It would be the signal for the uniting of the forces of the rebels and the federals against the invading armies. It was Mr. Brown's belief that Huerta ,is playing his game to achieve that end. and while the constitutionalist con-stitutionalist leaders. Carranza and Villa, are not inclined to make anj terms with Huerta, and would not willingly engage in a common cause with the federals, the danger lies, according to Mr. Brown, In the difficulty-that will be experienced in holding hold-ing the rebels in check, especially- i agents of Huerta can rench them with the cry that the American invasion means the loss of Mexico to the Mexicans. Mexi-cans. The speaker traced the history of the various uprisings in Mexico, and declared that after President Madero, following a policy of conciliation, had placed Huerta in command of the troops and sent him north to Chihuahua, Chi-huahua, the latter sold out to the re ligious and scientific party, represented repre-sented chiefly by rich Spanish residents resi-dents of the northern states, and plotted with them the downfall of the Madero administration. While speaking speak-ing of the actual overthrow and murder mur-der of President Madero. Mr. Brown was severe In his criticism of the part taken in tho affair by the American Amer-ican ambassador, Henry Lane Wilson. Mr. Brown declared that if the truth had been told at first about the Benton incident there would not have been a ripple of excitement over the affair, which he regarded as having hav-ing been provoked by Benton. It happened hap-pened that the day before Benton went to see Villa Mr. Brown met the hot-blooded Scotsman and tried to dissuade him from the rash act he had determined upon: but Benton insisted in-sisted that he would go directly to Villa and denounce him to his face. The truth of the matter, as related by Mr. Brown, was that Benton went Into Villa's office, where were some of the general staff, and there bo-rated bo-rated and upbraided Villa and finally final-ly slapped him. Just as he made the attack, one of the attending officers stabbed Benton and killed 'him. Villa was described by the speaker as a native Mexican Indian, five feet ten inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds. His courage Is indomitable. indomit-able. He fights side by side with his soldiers, encouraging them and set- i ting the example of bravery. He is not an educated man, but he has some fine sensibilities. He Is temperate, tem-perate, and neither drinks nor smokes Mr. Brown said that whatever what-ever Is tho outcome of the present struggle, Villa Is a man who will have to be reckoned with in the future. He Is easily the foremost man in Mexico todny. said the speaker. Of Huerta. Mr. Brown said that he was a man devoid of principle; intemperate, intem-perate, ruthless and cruel. He would hesitate at nothing to win his point The temporizing shown in the Tamplco Tampl-co affair was just what might be expected ex-pected of him. There could be no settled government while he was at the head. Knowing Huerta as ho did, Mr. Brown said be had always been in full sympathy with the policies of President Wilson from the time it was decided to refuse to recognize the Huerta administration. In cloning, clon-ing, Mr. Brown expressed the hope that some way might still be found to avert the sending of troops into Mexico, because or the complications that he feared would be the outcome and the lives that would probably have to be sacrificed, but he was doubtful of it being possible long to keep peace with Huerta at the head. |